The Handelsblatt has compared 20 corona tests, which are currently often offered in pharmacies and in retail, with whether they have withstood the test of the PEI.
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Dusseldorf, Frankfurt They are called Roche, Hotgen or Lepu Medical – 600 corona tests are on the market in Germany. For the layperson, the situation is confusing as to which quick and self-tests can reliably detect the corona virus and which cannot.
Consumer and patient advocates warn that a large part is not satisfactory. The skepticism is fundamentally appropriate. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) is therefore having a positive list drawn up which tests can also identify the new, highly contagious omicron variant.
The Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) has already evaluated 245 tests. Result: Around 20 percent of them do not achieve the required quality.
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